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ECI Committee on Expenditure Limit
Why in News Recently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has constituted a committee to examine the issues concerning the expenditure limit for...
22 Oct 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Increased Election Campaign Broadcast Time
Why in News The Election Commission of India (ECI) has increased the broadcast time allotted to recognised political parties on Doordarshan and All...
10 Oct 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Why in News The Centre has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the Election Commissioner. He has been appointed in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned to...
22 Aug 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Comptroller and Auditor General
Why in News Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He has replaced Rajiv Mehrishi and will...
10 Aug 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Centre’s Inability to Pay GST Dues
Why in News In a recent meeting, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has been informed that the government is not in a position to pay...
29 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Reimagining the National Commission for Scheduled Castes
This article is based on the Towards a more equal future which was published in The Indian Express on 22/07/2020. It discusses how the National...
22 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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No Postal Ballots for Above 65 in Bihar
Why in News Recently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided against extending postal ballots to electors above 65 years of age in the...
21 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Grant in Aid for Rural Local Bodies
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Finance has released a part of grants-in-aid of Rs. 15187.50 crore for around 2.63 lakh Rural Local Bodies...
17 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Introduction The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a value-added tax levied on most goods and services sold for domestic consumption. The GST is paid...
13 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Powers of Election Commission to Delay Polls
Why in News Recently, various political parties have voiced their concerns over holding elections in Bihar amid Covid-19 pandemic and asked to...
13 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Andhra Pradesh Poll Panel Chief Case
Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) of India refused to pass any interim orders on the Andhra Pradesh government’s plea to stay the...
09 Jul 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Amendments in Postal Ballot System
Why in News Recently, the Law Ministry has reduced the age limit for senior citizens who opt for postal ballot in the Lok Sabha and Assembly...
27 Jun 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Why in News Recently, the 40th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting was held. Key Points GST Collections: In the first two months of...
13 Jun 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Why in News The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) organised its 16th foundation day. On this occasion, the NCST has also decided to...
20 Feb 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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The Representation of the People Act : Part II
This is Part II of the TTP in continuation of Part I of TTP on The Representation of the People Acts. The Representation of the People Act...
06 Feb 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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The Representation of the People Act : Part I
Introduction The holding of free and fair elections is the sine-qua-non of democracy. To ensure the conduct of elections in free, fair and in an...
03 Feb 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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The Big Picture: Electoral Politics- Need for Reform
Recently at a conference on ‘Money Power in Politics’, the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu highlighted Indian experience with...
28 Jan 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Why in News 10th National Voters' Day (NVD) is organized by Election Commission of India on 25th January 2020 to mark 70 years of Election...
25 Jan 2020 Constitutional Bodies
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Why in News Recently, GST Council held its 38th meeting with a first time vote on a proposal to tax all lotteries at the uniform rate of 28%. The...
19 Dec 2019 Constitutional Bodies
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The Big Picture - Election Commission: Collegium System & Appointments
Recently, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and...
10 Dec 2019 Constitutional Bodies
